Nabil Fekir returns to training with OL

Published on 06 August 2018 at 10:18 AM by YM

Entraînement : le retour triomphal de Nabil Fekir

OL's captain, and recently-crowned World Champion with France, began his preseason Monday after enjoying extended holidays.

Our captain, and World Champion, @NabilFekir is back!! 👋🏻 #TeamOL #MondayMotivation 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/JsLXMUpDkM
— OL English (@OL_English) August 6, 2018

Three weeks after lifting the World Cup in Russia with France, Nabil Fekir is back at work. The OL captain reported for preseason duty Monday morning at the Groupama Training Center. Congratulated by all his teammates and members of the Lyon staff, the World Champion was all smiles in his return to the team's base camp.

Some coordination work for @NabilFekir on his first day back in training 👌🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/Dq4CO8qyP3
— OL English (@OL_English) August 6, 2018

With over 500 fans in attendance, the squad held an open session. Fekir began the day wth fitness trainer, then doing some coordination drills before getting to more demanding work. In other news, Maxwel Cornet was also back in training, doing ball work with his teammates. Lyon face Chelsea tomorrow night in London in their final preseason friendly before Sunday's L1 home opener against Amiens.